Sharp County record., 1887-07-21


Boulanger's corps in order to insure his
absence from Paris during the July fetes
THE London Chronicles Vienna CORE
spondent insists that in spite of off cia
denials, King Milan intends to aodlcat'
the throne of Servia as soon as he re
turns to Belgrade. Queen Natalie viii
return from the Crimea about the middle
of July.
INSTRUCTIONS have been given to Passed
Asslstant-Surgeon Gulteras, Marine
Hos pital service, who is now at Ke!
West, Fla, to make a scientific investga
ton of the disease prevailing in that city
especially with reference to the spectre
scopic condition of the blood.
MRS. BROWN, Of West Virginia. who
draws pension as the mother OF tW(
sons killed during the war, has fourteen
living sons and all are on the pension
rolls. She has borne altogether thirty
three children. Twenty were boys an(
sixteen served in the Union army
AN order was issued from the War De
partment on the 28th, by dire ction OF tht
President restoring to the army Major
Benjamin p Runkle, who was dropped
upon the judgment of the Court O.
Claims. This judgment was reversed by
the United States Supreme Court May u
1887.
RICHARD K. Fox has received tele'
gram from the editor of the Sporting L!tt
of London, in behalf of Jem Smith, ac'
cepting Jake Kilrain's challenge to t1gh'
for the championship of the world. he
names the Continent as the battle ground,
and $500 as the stakes with $500 as ex-
penses.
THE statement recently made that the
Pope has entered upon negotiations look
ing to the sending of nuncio to Wash
ington Is emphatically denied by the De-
partment of State and ecclesias tical au-
thorities who would undou btedly be in
formed if any such project were in con-
temptation.
A SMART southwest breeze blew in'the
English channel on the 9th and the
yachts in the jubilee race bowled up and
reduced much of the Genesta's lead. The
Genesta was the winner Her time over
the course, which included the circuit OF
the British isles was twelve days, sixteen
hours and fifty five minutes!
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GENERAL BLACK, Commissioner OF Pen
sions, was compelled to decline the invita-
tion of the Hendricks Democratic Associa-
tion of st. Louis to deliver the Fourth OF
July address at it's Forest Park celebra-
tion on account Of prior engagement to
speak at the Tammany Hall banquet in
New York City on the same date.
SECRETARY ENDICoTT has issued orders
assigning the recent graduates OF the
Military Academy to duty as Second
Lieutenants. There are vacancies for
onlv thirty six of the sixty-four graduates.
The rest of the class will be commissioned
as additional Lieutenants of the regi'
ments to which they are assigned.
IT is announced at London that Ovid's
tomb has been discovered. The location
is at Anadolkiol, near Kustendani The
stone marking the tomb represents
Ovid's arrival at the island OF Toni when
he was banished thither by Augustus, A.
DIS, on account of the poets intrigue
with the Emperor's daughter Julla, ana
Apollo's reception Of him.
WHEN the Government OF the United
States was formally inaugurated in l1S9
the number of post-offices in the country
was rs; in 1909 there were 9O3; in 1879
5,677, in 1875, 1874, and in 1886, 53,6l4
The whole length of public mail routes in
operation last year was 81, ,SS9 miles. The
revenue of the department for 1855
amounted to s43, 94S 4?3, while the expen
ditures amounted to $50, S39, $40.
THERE are only five vacancies at the
Naval Academy to be filled. One OF these
belongs to Congressman Springer Of H.
linois. who was asked for time to make
his selection. AS all Of the candidates Of
the President appointed as cadets a,
large passed at the recent examinations,
and there are now ten appointees OF this
character at the academy, the President
will not have more than one vacancy to
fill
DR. PARKER, of the London City temple,
in the course of his sermon on the even
ing of the 26th, said he was astonished al
the interest shown by Americans in the
Queen. One American offered G5O0 for
ticket of admission to Westminster Alb
bey on the occasion Of the jubilee sery'
ices. Americans, he said, had no state
coach, but they had education, liberty,
independence, spirit OF progress and
energy.
THE action of the United States author,
tiles in taking the names Of Canadians en-
ployed on the American side as they pass
over suspension bridge causes great in
dignation at Niagara, Ont The citizens
thrsaten that, if any bill compelling Cana
dans who work in the United States to
live there be put into effect, they will
bring about measures to have the rail-
WAYS transact their business on the Cana
dian side Of the river.
AMERICAN and English residents in
Paris worshipped on the 2Sth in Holy
Trinity, the American church, to cele-
brate the fftieth anniversary of Queen
Victoria's coronation. Among those pres
ent were United States Minister McLane,
Lord Lyons, the British Ambassador, and
Mr.. Jay, second secretary, and Lieuten-
ant Buckingham, military attache of the
American Legation. The Bishop Of Ten
nessee made an address.
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